Colorado authorities trying to locate 82-year-old man

Posted:
08/22/2014 10:13:17 PM MDT

PAUL LATTIMERE BURCHER, missing 82-year-old Cortez man who has dementia and other medical conditions (Courtesy of Colorado Bureau of Investigations)

The Colorado Bureau of Investigations has issued a "Missing Person with Developmental Disabilities Alert" at the request of the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office for 82-year-old Paul Lattimere Burcher.Burcher was last seen in Cortez on Aug. 19, when he left on a trip to Austin, Texas, to visit his son. According to the alert, he contacted his family on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at around 8:30 p.m., and reported he was in Post, Texas. Officials have not verified that information, the alert states. He is believed to be in either Colorado or Texas.Burcher was driving a 1997 green Chevy truck with license plate number 435-DIH, pulling a camper trailer.The family has told authorities Burcher has dementia and other medical conditions. He is described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and weighs 145 pounds.

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